Enabling Genocide

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 26, 2017 The sentencing of a former general for the slaughter of civilians in the Bosnian war is a bitter reminder: Key nations of the West, including the U.S., have been deeply complicit in genocide. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Dutch City to Experiment With Universal Basic Income

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 26, 2015 The city of Utrecht in the Netherlands is considering introducing a universal basic income -- an income unconditionally granted to all its residents on an individual basis, without a means test or work requirement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dutch Museum Solves Van Gogh Mystery

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2012 Is it or isn't it? Turns out it is -- that is, a still-life painting of a dynamic flower arrangement that experts at the Kroeller-Mueller Museum in the Netherlands once believed to be the work of Vincent van Gogh but then questioned has been reattributed to the Dutch postimpressionist, thanks in part to some X-ray sleuthing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dutch MP Off the Hook in Hate Speech Case

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2011 Depending on how you see it, a Dutch court's acquittal Thursday of controversial politician Geert Wilders is an instance of hate speech gone unpunished or, as Wilders himself put it, "a victory for freedom of expression in the Netherlands." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spain Wins the World Cup

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2010 For the first time in the country's history, Spain has won soccer's coveted World Cup, defeating the Netherlands' national team on Sunday in a tense match that ended after a late goal in extra time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Belgium Unity ‘Close to the Abyss’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2010 Electoral victories for Dutch-speaking separatists in Belgium have further shaken the fragile unity of the European country. Nationalist movements there continue to gain momentum, and this, analysts say, has pushed Belgium "close to the abyss" of permanent national division. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

General Points Finger at Gays in Bosnian Massacre

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2010 Listen to this: John Sheehan, a retired U.S. Marine officer and former NATO supreme commander during the war in Bosnia, has finally found a scapegoat for the estimated 8,000-plus Muslims who died in 1995's Srebrenica massacre: homosexual Dutch soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dutch to Leave Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2010 One day after the Dutch Cabinet collapsed, the country's prime minister has announced that he expects the Netherlands to pull out all its troops from Afghanistan in August. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trial Opens for Anti-Islamic Dutch Politician

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2010 Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders' words are coming back to haunt him -- in court. Wilders, an ultra-right-wing member of the Netherlands parliament, has drawn fire in recent years for his vocal anti-Islam stance, which he has expressed both in cinematic form and in what prosecutors in Amsterdam allege is hate speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lab-Grown Pig Even Vegetarians Can Eat

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2009 Dutch scientists are doing their bit to address the food crisis, the climate crisis and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals by growing pork meat from muscle cells harvested from a live pig. Their hope is to turn the cells from one animal into the meat from a million without killing any. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Netherlands to Return Artifacts to Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 Dutch art dealers have surrendered 69 artifacts that were stolen from Iraq following the U.S. invasion. The ancient objects will remain in the Netherlands until they can be returned to Iraq. In addition to losing 15,000 treasures stolen from Iraq's national museum, the country has had to contend with rampant looting since the 2003 invasion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dutch Rightists Score in Elections

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2009 Exit polls show the notoriously anti-immigrant Dutch politician Geert Wilders gaining 15 percent of the vote and second place in elections for the European Parliament in the Netherlands -- even as he faces prosecution on charges of inciting hatred in his speeches. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )